Sales Tax Sharing

Mayor Chris Koos is pushing back on the position that natural revenue growth can make up for the upcoming loss of grocery sales tax revenue.

Editors note: This is the first of a series of interviews with newly elected council members in Bloomington and Normal. There are a "ton of details to…

The changing nature of retail is affecting cities' ability to provide basic services. As an increasing number of people discover the convenience of online…

The Town of Normal has fired a broadside at the City of Bloomington over its decision to try to terminate the Metro Zone agreement.A statement released by…

Bloomington Alderman Diana Hauman is breaking with Mayor Tari Renner over the Metro Zone agreement.Renner supports dissolving the partnership with Normal…

The Bloomington and Normal dispute over the Metro Zone agreement on tax revenue and infrastructure sharing is not necessarily a black eye for the…

Bloomington and Normal are headed for a showdown over a 30 year old agreement that shares tax revenue from the west side of town.Bloomington Mayor Tari…

The Mayoral race in the town of Normal is in one sense a referendum on a whole slew of town council decisions to stimulate development and work on the…

The mayor of Normal says he's disappointed aldermen in Bloomington ended discussion toward a shared sales tax revenue agreement between the two…

Bloomington's mayor said a sales tax sharing proposal is "dead, in the short term at least" after a majority of aldermen decided against further…